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Professor Jonathan Bell
Professor of US History
Director of Research
Fields of research: Historical studies | Gender and politics | Welfare, insurance, disability and social security law | Sexualities | North American history
Dr Sophie Brockmann
Lecturer in Latin American History
Year Abroad Tutor
Chair Undergraduate Board of Examiners
Fields of research: Latin and South American history | Environmental history | History and philosophy of science
Dr Grace Carrington
Research Fellow
On maternity leave.
Research fields: Global and world history | Comparative government and politics | Political economy and social change | History of empires, imperialism and colonialism | Transnational history | International history
Dr Néstor Castañeda
Associate Professor of Latin American Political Economy
Head of Department
Fields of research: Political science | Economic development policy | Data management and data science | Comparative government and politics | Political economy and social change | Public economics - taxation and revenue | Artificial intelligence
Dr Enrique Castañón Ballivián
Lecturer in International Development
Programme Director: MSc International Development in the Americas
Departmental Tutor and Undergraduate Programme Director
Fields of research: Political economy and social change | Development studies | Environmental politics | Sustainable agricultural development
Professor Gareth Davies
Professor of American History
Departmental Graduate Tutor: Research
Fields of research: Political science | Historical studies | Policy and administration
Dr Emma Day
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow
Fields of research: Historical studies | Disease health, and medicine | Gender and sexuality | North American history
Professor Paulo Drinot
Professor of Latin American History
Programme Director: MA Latin American Studies
Fields of research: Historical studies | Latin and South American history | Biography
Dr Par Engstrom
Associate Professor of Human Rights
Careers Tutor
Chair of Postgraduate Taught Board of Examiners
Fields of research: Political science | Policy and administration | Sociology | Development studies | International humanitarian and human rights law | Human rights and justice issues (excl. law) | Latin and South American history
Dr Tom Furse
Lecturer (Teaching) in US Politics
Programme Director: MA US Studies
Library Committee Representative
Fields of research: US Foreign Policy | Political Science | Intellectual History
Dr Malu Gatto
Associate Professor of Latin American Politics
On research leave, returning January 2025.
Deputy Head of Department
Director of External Engagement
Fields of research: Political science | Gender and politics | Gender studies | Gender, policy and administration | Policy and administration
Dr Nadia Hilliard
Associate Professor in US Politics
On parental leave, returning summer 2025
Fields of research: Policy and administration | Political science | Political theory and political philosophy
Dr Joshua Hollands
Lecturer (Teaching) in United States History
Director of Education
Chair of Departmental Staff Student Consultative Committee
Chair of Departmental Teaching Committee
Dr Zoe Hyman
Lecturer in US History
On parental leave, returning Summer 2025
Fields of research: Political science | Cultural studies | Historical studies
Dr Sophie Joscelyne
Lecturer (Teaching) in the History of the United States and the World
Widening Participation/Outreach Tutor
Dr Francesca Lessa
Associate Professor in the International Relations of the Americas
Programme Director: MSc International Relations of the Americas
Joint Inclusion Lead
Fields of research: Human rights and justice issues (excl. law) | International relations | Development studies | Latin and South American history | International humanitarian and human rights law
Dr Tony McCulloch
Associate Professor of North American Studies
Programme Director: Canadian Studies
Fields of research: Political science | Historical studies | Policy and administration
Professor Maxine Molyneux
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Fields of research: Political science | Policy and administration | Sociology | Development studies | Gender studies
Professor Iwan Morgan
Emeritus Professor of United States Studies
Fields of research: Historical studies | North American history
Dr Kate Quinn
Associate Professor of Caribbean History
Department Graduate Tutor: Taught
Fields of research: Political science | Literary studies | Historical studies | Anthropology
Dr Katherine Saunders-Hastings
Lecturer in Latin American Studies
Admissions Tutor
Ethics Lead
Fields of research: Anthropology | Social and cultural anthropology | Urban sociology and community studies | Crime and social justice
Dr Kimberly Schreiber
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Fields of research: Art history, theory and criticism | Visual arts | Cultural studies
kimberly.schreiber.16@ucl.ac.uk
Prof Nick Witham
Professor of United States History
Currently Executive Dean (Interim) for the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences.
Fields of research: Historical studies | North American history | Cultural studies | Peace studies | Humanitarian disasters, conflict and peacebuilding